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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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